We went to the airport at 6am yesterday, flying from Kuching to KL, then we proceeded to Malacca in a chartered bus…

We did have a little rest…

The concert started at 8pm, thank God everything went well…

The dancers presented two new dances “Dare Me To Jump” and “Carried By The Wind” and they did well…

The Remnant were really popular… they have new fans now… and their autograph queue was longer than mine! Sigh…

I launched my latest album last night and presented three songs from that album for the first time, thank God though I was a bit nervous, I sang alright, in tempo and did not forget the words (new songs you see)…

After 15 minutes (7:30am), we’ll be boarding our bus for our next stop in Klang, so will stop my report here temporarily…

全国性英文报"The Star"对我们在槟城的演唱会有很好的报导，跟你们分享这篇报导。。。
一切荣耀归于主！
The national English daily "The Star" carries a good report on our concert
in Penang, sharing the article with you here... Glory to God!

Wednesday March 3, 2010

Gospel singer shines at Penang MCA dinner

IT WAS a memorable night for some 3,000 people who were entertained by local Hokkien gospel singer and songwriter Pastor Lim Gee Tiong during the Penang MCA Chinese New Year celebration held at the Penang International Sports Arena (PISA).

Many were seen snapping their fingers and tapping their feet as Lim belted out some lively tunes during the event titled ‘Arise and Shine for 1Malaysia’ on Monday.

Lim, from Sarawak, impressed the crowd with his versatility in rendering songs in several languages and the Hokkien dialect.

Entertaining: Lim serenading the audience at the state MCA Chinese New Year celebration held at the Penang International Sports Arena on Monday night.

The crowd responded with thunderous applause each time he finished belting out a number and at times, he had the crowd in stitches with his jokes and antics.

The audience were also treated to multi-cultural performances by the participating churches.

The Murut dance from Sabah was an eye-opener as many had never seen it performed before.

Ong, in his speech, said he hoped the coming Easter would become another occasion for the Christians in the country to converge under one roof to celebrate the festival.

Appreciated: Ong (centre) receiving a souvenir from northern region director of Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship Edmund Chan (right) during the state MCA New Year celebration dinner on Monday. With them is Tan.

He later told reporters that the MCA had a fruitful dialogue session with the Christian community leaders before Chinese New Year.

“We discussed a wide range of issues and concerns raised by the community.

“We believe that through proactive engagement with the religious communities, we can tear down barriers that stand in the way of the 1Malaysia concept.

“That was the reason we reached out to the religious communities,” he said, adding that the MCA’s Presidential Council had endorsed the formation of the 1Malaysia Community Alliance Non-Governmental Organisations Consultative Coun-cil,” he said.

The event, jointly organised by MCA, Full Gospel Business-men’s Fellowship and the participating churches, also aimed to share the message of love, unity and peace.

Residents of orphanages, drug rehabilitation homes and centres for the disabled were also invited to the event.